Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1879 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

Tn toe telhwrta* meio*ge to OoaptiM, reminding that dt k 'rl 8 B=J&^feSSr£%r taut the Onwimwtm oontrart liabilities bej*n*aiif 1 amacarietine it is apparent that ibimm at tbe *f the Executive Decfsss*a^*^ttS£^in,irf*s > t^y > bSTSft *“* *“* : rs, “‘ Tn public debt rtxteroent, Issued on the Ist, shows the following; Total debt (loclu.itaC interest of •W.JW.WI), #8,880,300,173. Cash la Trearary, $353,152,897. Debt, less ossh la Treasury, 42,(27,207,256. Increase daring June, $24,788. Decrease since June 80, 187-v, $8.5 29.57 A Uoaouss adjourned tow die on the Ist Durian the session 727 bills and forty-six joint resolutions were Introduced tn the Senate, and 8,895 bills and 119 joint resolutions In the House. Josr after the adjournment of Con stoss Alexander H. Stephens and Benjamin H. Bill, who had not spoken to each other for about twenty years, “made up,” and buried their old animosities. Hr. Stephens challenged Mr. Hill many years before the late war, but tbe latter declined to meet him on the field of honor, and in doing so said: “ I have a family to protect and a soul to save, and you have neither.” From that day until the 2d tcaiaut. It is said, tbe tiro men never exchanged a word with each other. A Washington dispatch or the 4th says that of thesHhooo,<looOovenunent refunding certificates issued $27,100,000 hsd been exchanged for four-per-cent, bonds, there still remaining outstanding some $12,900,000. This large amount still outstanding Induced the belief that a much larger proportion had gone into the hands of small Investors than, had really been supposed. The East. Oh . the 80th nit., the nllro-glycerine factory at tbe mouth of the Hoosac Tunnel, near North Adams, Mias., was destroyed by an explosion. Tbe'bnildlng and two workmen were blown to atoms The Maine Democrats met in State Convention at Bangor on the Ist, and renominated Governor Garcelon by acclamation. The resolutions adopted declare for free elections; approve the efforts of the Democratic members of Congress to secure the reI eat of die Supervisors and Test-oath laws; condemn the Republican leaders for reviving sectional issues; favor the unlimited and free coinage of silver, and tbe keeping of the currency of the country at par with coin; approve the reductions in State expenses made by the Democratic and Greenback Legislature; etc., etc. Dams the aix months ending June 30, I here were 868 failures in New York City, with an aggregate of $11,582,656 liabilities and *8,990,846 assets. During the first six months of the present year, 55,384 immigrants landed at Castle Garden, New York, an increase of 17,356 over the same period of 1878. It is stated that General Butler's physician has required him to retire temporarily from business. j A woman named Margaret Shaw, of Providence, R. L, convicted of the murder of her husband, has been sentenced to State-Prison for life. Announcement was made on the 6th of tbe alleged discovery, at East Farnham, Quebec, of Charley Ross. The boy answered the lost chill's description, and says his name is Charley Roes, and that be was brought there from New York by two men, a long time ago A dispatch bad been sent to Mr. Ross, and parties were expected there to Investigate the matter. There were 7,629 marriages in New York City during the year ending on tbe 30th ult Of this number, 7,435 were white males and 7,447 white females, and 194 colored males and 182 colored females. Seventy-one males and thirty-three females were married for the third time, and two males for the fourth time. Ten males and one female were married between the ages of seventy and eighty years, and one male between eighty and ninety years. The number of marriages between bachelors and spinsters was 5,369, • and 484 bachelors mifried widows. There were 704 marriages to every 10,000 of population. At H. P. Peek, the gymnast who once before leaped from tbe Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls into tbe waters two hundred feet below, advertised that the feet would be repeated on the 4th. Over 21,000 people came together to witness It, but Peer could not withstand the influences of the day and became gloriously drunk, and his friends would not allow him to jump. Ok the afternoon of the 4th, at Lake Quinsigamond, near Worcester, Mass., tbe steamer laaac Davis, returning from a trip, was boarded by an immense crowd just as she touched the landing place and before those on board could be discharged The boat careened, and the hurricane deck, laden with a dense mass of humanity, was broken down. Fifteen persona were killed outright, and many more were more or less seriously hurt. John F. Setmouk, a cousin of Bishop Seymour of the Diocese of Springfield, IIL, was shot and killed by some unknown person in tbe grounds of the Theological Seminary of tbe Protestant Episcopal Church, in New York City, ou the night of the 3d. Tee following were the closing quotations for produce in New Fork, on July sth: No. 2 Chicago Spring Wheat, SLO6@LO7; No. 2 Milwaukee, *1.0001.07. Oats, Western Mixed,' 88 ? 89c. Corn, Western Mixed, 41045 c. Pork, Mess. *9.50310.25. Lnrd, *6.3506.37)4. Flour, Good to Choice, t4 25*4.00; White Wheat Extra, *4.6095.25, Cattle, *77301000 for Common to Extra. Sheep, (clipped) *4 2505.25. Hogs, $4.00(9 4.20. , At Kas*.Liberty, Pa, on July sth, Cattle brought: Beet, f 4 9005.12#; Medium, $4.10 04 75; Common, *8.5003.75, Hogs aoldYorlcera, $3 050381; Philadelphia, $4,000 4 05. Sheep brought sß.oool.2s—according AT Baltimore, Md., on July sth, Cat tie brought:, Brat, $4.5005.25; Medium, •15004.%.. Bogs add at $4.5004.75 for Good. Shtop were quoted at *3.0004.50 for 1 a*' t-aSSias^i Wesr *nd SontH. i A cam. ha* Men issued for a delegate Convention atfHHh Prohibition lata of lowa, to meet MDc* Moines cm tbe 10th of July, to nominate a State ticket to be voted for at the flpwtiog etoction. 1 ---V- .- —• — —“a

In Chicago on the Both nil., a Chinaman took out his naturalisation papers. Av Cincinnati on the Ist, In the Untied States District Court, Qua Clark, a member of tbe City Council, was sentenced to one year’s Imprisonment and to pay a fine of fifty dollars for aagleat of duty as Judge of Election last fall, the election being held under the United States Supervisor law. Oh the night of the 80th ult, the Sutro Tunnel In Nevada wae finished, and water from the drownrdtout mines tn the Washoe and Carson valleys was pumped Into It. It was declared to be an abundant success. The work was begun ten years ago, and has cost a total of about $6,000,000. Tbe California State Democratic Convention met In Sacramento on the Ist, and adopted a platform condemning as odious the laws of Republican origin throhgb which Supervisors and Deputy Marshals are enabled to defeat the popular will; denouncing the repeated ebuse of tbe veto power by the acting President; approving the conduct of the Democratic members of Congress at the extra session; opposing Chinese Immigration; favoring Legislative control of railroads; etc, etc. On the 2d, Hugh J. Glenn was nominated for Governor by acclamation. m Dr. Francis L. Patton has refused to accept a Professorship In a London college, and will remain with bis congregation ilk Chicago. The reverend gentleman 1 * action In this matter has caused great rejoicing among the members of bis immediate charge, and gives general satisfaction to tbe denomination in this, country. An article has been adopted by tbe Louisiana Constitutional Convention prohibiting tbe sale of alcoholic and malt liquors on Sundays, aad providing that the next Legislature shall past a law for the punishment of violators of the provision. Thb Chicago Tribune publishes an account of a recent Interview had by a correspondent of that paper with Sitting Bull, in which the noted Indian Chief said be only went to war with tbe whites to defend his women and children, and all he wants now is to be let alone and allowed to hunt. He would never consent to go on a reservation and become a farmer. Other leading Sioux Indians expressed similar views. Vi< ii.k nt storms of wind and rain portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Dakota and lowa, ou the night of the 2d and morning of tbe 3d, by which much damage, was done to buildings and other property, and several lives lost- The Town of Vasa, near Red Wing, Minn., was one of the severest sufferers, the Orpliau Asylum at that place being blown down and three of the inmates being killed and seventeen others injured. Other buildings were destroyed and nine lives were lost in the town, and fonr other persons were, it was thought, fatally and about thirty more or less seriously Injured. Tbe aggregate loss of life In the State by disasters connected wlili the storm was about twenty. » Tub Semple & Blrgc Manufacturing Company of St. Louis suspended ou the slh. * A printers' strike at Indianapolis, Ind., was ended on the 6th by the newspaper publishers acceding to tbe demand for thirtythree and a third cents per thousand ems. In Chicago, on July stb, Spring Wheat No. 2 closed at 99@99#c cash; 95@95#c for August;-93#093#c for September. Cash Corn closed at 36#c for No. 2; 37#c for August; 37#c for September. Cash Oats No. 2 sold at Sic, and 28#c seller August. Rye No. 2,51 c. Barley No. 2, 70070#c for cast. Cash Mess Pork closed at $9.85 09.87#. Lard, cash, *6.07#@6.10. Beeves —Extra brought $4J)O05.1O; Choice, $4.50 04.70; Good, $4.1504.40; Medium Grades, $3.7504 00; Butchers’ Stock, $2.5003.75. Stock Cattle, etc., $2.5003.40. Hogs—Good to Choice, 43.5003.91. Sheep—Poor to Choice, *2.5004.75. r

1 Foreign Intelligence. Sir William Fothebgill Cooke, the constructor of the* first telegraph line in Great Britain, died at bis residence In London on the 30th ult. He was seventy-three years old. Great excitement prevailed throughout Germany on the 30th ult. over tbe announcement that Dr. Falk, Minister of Public Instruction and Worship; Herr Hobrecht, Minister of Finance, and Dr. Friedenthal, Minis ter of Agriculture, bad tendered their resignations. The tender was immediately accepted, and Count Stalberg appointed to the portfolio of Agriculture, and Baron Seidertz to that of Finance. The successor of Dr. Falk had not been named. At Hocken, Belgium, on tbe Ist, a placard was nailed to a church door threatening the assassination of tbe King of Belgium. The Keuvieme Siecle, a Paris newspaper, stated on the 3d that numerous groups of Bonapartlsts bad announced their Intention of bringing forward Jerome Bonaparte Patterson, ot Baltimore, Md., as a pretender to the Napoleonic succession. The Russian Industrial Exhibition announced to be held in Moscow this year has been postponed until 1881, in consequence of tbe great depression of trade in that country. The new Khedive of Egypt constituted and proclaimed his Cabinet on the 3d. According to a Calcutta dispatch of the 3d the butcheries in Bnrmah had been renewed. The home government had tele 1 graphed the Viceroy to interpose between King Theebaw and other probable vicfmisi On the evening of the 2d, Prince Bismarck gave a dinner in honor of Dr. White, the new United States Minister. The Fourth of July was duly celebrated by Americans In London by a banquet at the Palace Hotel. United States Minister Maynard gave a banquet to tbe Americans 1n Constantinople. A number of placards threatening the lives of the Sultan and his Ministers were seized on the 4th. A Naples (Italy) telegram of the 4th reports the arrest of the ex-Khedive of Ejypt, just as he was leaving for Paris. According to a London dispatch of the 3d, Rev. John Cummings, the celebrated Millenium writer, had been ordered to abandon all mental effort. It was reported that be would retire from the ministry. Ax explosion occurred in a coal-mine near Glasgow, Scotland, on the morning of the 3d. There were thirty-one persons at work in tbe mine at the time, and up to the evening of that day twenty-one bodies had been recovered. Neats was received from Cape Town on the 3d that the peace negotiations pefiding with Cetewayo, the Zulu King, were rapidly progressing and likely to be brought to a speedy and successful issue. The British troop-ship Orontes, with tbe remains of the Prince Imperial on board, reached Madeira on the 3d. According to a Constantinople telegram of the sth, ex-Sultan Murad had escaped from prison. A search of all the vessels in the Bosphorus and the Bea of Marmora bad failed to reveal his abiding place, A Yokohama telegram of toe sth announces' tbe arrival of ex-President Grant and party. A steamer with fiftyjfive passengers on board was capsized by a hurricane on the river Doube, in France, on the 6th. Only five lives were saved. A telegram from Kapul, Asia, received in London on the 6th, says tbe Chinese had recaptured Kashgar, and massacred the greater portion of the inhabitants. A Calcutta dispatch of the 6th says the cholera had made Its appearance in British Burmab, aud that Europeans were dying in great numbers. ~ ~ Ik London on the 6th, Rev. T. DeWitt Tatoußa, of N*w yprk, pre«ehf<i to twaconi gregations of 20,000 each. Congressional Proceedings. Jar the Senate on the 30th alt, Mr. Feat's Silver-Bemonetization resolution was again taken wp, and Mr. Allison's motion to refer it to

the Hnanoa Committor was agreed to—23 to 29 a* follows: Yen' AliMon. Anthony. Bayard, Blaine, liommtde, Cameron (Win.). Cuprate!, Chandler, Conklins, Eaton, Kerry, Hill (001.1, Kellogg. K, i imn Kirkwood. Logan. Morrill, Paddock, Platt. Hollina, Saundrra. Whyte. Wio-ma-9. Aays—'Beck. Butler, uall, Cockrell, Coke, Davis (III.), Garland, tlarris. Hereford. Roast m. Jonas. Junes (Fla.). Marry. Morgan. IVndleton, Saaisbnfy. Slater. Vanoe. Vest, Vouchee*. Walker. Williarba 21. Messrs. Cameron (Pa.), McPherson. Edmunds and Dawes, who would have voted yea, were paired with Messrs. Wallace, Grover. Thurman and Hill (Ga.), who would have voted nay. Subsequently, Messrs. Bailey and Hampton announced that bad they been present they would have voted against the reference, and Hewnt. McMillan andGriMHne announced that they would have voted in its favor... A favorable report was made on the House joint-resolution for adjournment at two o'clock (SDth), bat Mr. Windom objected to its consideration .. -The House amendment to tbe Senate bill relating tothe exemption of certain vessel* from enrollment or license was slightly amended and agreed t 0.... Mr. Windom introduced the Marshals' Appropriation bill just vetoed by the President, minus tbe political clauses, and the bill was readtwioc, when Mr. Eaton moved to add the political clauses of the vetoed bITL Which motion was agreed to—27 to 19—and the bill was then indefinitely postponed -27 to 17. In tbe House, a message was received from tbe President announcing his approval of the Judicial Expenses bill, and dhe vetoing the Marshals' bill. A motion to pass tbe vetoed bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, resulted in H 3 yeas to 62 naysnot the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative, and so the bill failed to pass.... A message was read from tbe President culling attention to the immediate necessity of making some adequate provision for the due execution by Marshals and Deputy Marshals of the important duties intrusted to them, which message was referred to tbe Committee on Appropriations....Tbe bill pntting salts of quinine and sulphate of quinine on the free list was panaed 125 to 23 .... A motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill appropriating ♦ COO,OOO to pay fees of Marshals and their deputies during the coming fiscal year was rejected by a party vote—6l to 83. In the Senate on the Ist, the adjournment resolution was amended so as to fix the time at five p. m. of that day, and was finally passed, after remarks as to the failure of the passage of an appropriation for the imy of United Stales Marshals and their Deputies, Republican Senators laying tbe blame for sucb failure upon the Democratic majority in Congress, and Democratic Senators holding the President to be responsible therefor.... The joint resolution providing thirty days’ extra pay for employes of Congress was agreed t 0.... A resolution tendering thanks to Mr. Thurman for the ability, dignity and impartiality with which he had discharged the duties of the. Chair, while acting as President pro tem., was unanimously passed, as was also a similar resolution relative to VicePresident Wheeler. ...A committee appointed for that purpose havipg waited on tbe President and reported that Be had no further communication to make to Congress, at five o’clock the President pro tem., after a few pleasant remarks. declared the Senate adjourned »in< die. In the House, the amendment of the Senate fixing tbe hour of adjournment at five o'clock was concurred in -... A conference report on the joint resolution relative to the pay of committee clerks, etc., was agreed t 0... Mr. Herndon was appointed on the committee in regard to the Cincinnati election, in place of Mr. Samford, declined.... The hour of five o'clock having arrived, and word having been received from the President that he hart no farther communication to make, the Speaker, after a few words of thanks, declared the House adjourned without i| »y- A